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Agricultural Sciences |
 GENETICALLY
MODIFIED MON810 MAISGARD MAIZE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED MAIZE MON810; ROUNDUP
READY (R) SOYBEAN EVENT-SPECIFIC REAL-TIME QUANTITATIVE PCR ASSAY;
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOS); REAL-TIME PCR METHODS
by Arne Holst-Jensen
on: "PCR METHODS FOR
GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS" |
Limits for
detection and quantification of genetically modified organisms using
real-time polymerase chain reaction. |
| Biology
& Biochemistry |
SMALL-MOLECULE
MDM2 ANTAGONISTS REVEAL ABERRANT P53 SIGNALING; MDM2 ANTAGONISTS ACTIVATE
P53; MOUSE P53 MUTANT LACKING; B-CELL CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA CELLS;
TRANSFORMED CELLS |
Patients with
wild-type p53 tumors may benefit from antagonists of the p53-MDM2
interaction. |
|
Chemistry |
RUTHENIUM-CATALYZED TANDEM ENYNE METATHESIS-CYCLOPROPANATION SEQUENCE;
RUTHENIUM-CATALYZED ENYNE METATHESIS/DIELS-ALDER REACTION; RELAY
RING-CLOSING METATHESIS; RUTHENIUM CATALYZED ENYNE BOND REORGANIZATION;
METATHESIS CHEMISTRY |
Relay ring
closing metathesis has been developed as a method to overcome both
reactivity and selectivity issues in metathesis chemistry. |
|
Clinical Medicine |
METASTATIC RENAL
CELL CARCINOMA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;
PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PATIENTS; NOVEL ORAL MULTITARGET
TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR |
The hypothesis
that vascular endothelial growth factor and platelet-derived growth factor
receptor-mediated signaling are effective therapeutic targets in renal cell
carcinoma. |
| Computer
Science |
MICRORNA
IDENTIFICATION; MOUSE MICRORNA GENES FOUND; PLANT MICRORNA HOMOLOGS;
MICRORNA PRECURSORS; ANIMAL GENOMES |
Results of a
systematic search for interspecies orthologues of micro RNA precursors. |
| Economics
& Business |
SMALL BUSINESS
CREDIT; SMALL BUSINESS LENDING; SMALL BANKS; CREDIT SCORING; LENDING
PRACTICES |
The distance
between small firms and their lenders is increasing. |
| Engineering |
MARCH 2003 EOS
AQUA AMSR-E ARCTIC SEA ICE FIELD CAMPAIGN; BARROW-AREA SHORE-FAST SEA ICE;
AMSR-ICE03 FIELD VALIDATION CAMPAIGN; ICE THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS; AMSR-ICE03
CAMPAIGN |
An extensive
dataset of sea ice thickness and snow properties (depth and stratigraphy)
against which remote sensing products collected by aircraft and satellite
can be compared. |
| Environment/
Ecology |
NUCLEAR WASTE
REPOSITORY; MODELING CARBON TURNOVER; MARINE ECOSYSTEM MODELING; LANDSCAPE
MODELING; BOREAL LANDSCAPE |
Organic carbon
is used as a proxy for radionuclides incorporated into organic matter to
assess safety for a nuclear waste site. |
| Geosciences |
HYDRATE-BEARING
SEDIMENTS OFFSHORE SOUTHWESTERN TAIWAN; MUD VOLCANOES OFFSHORE SOUTHWESTERN
TAIWAN; SOUTHWESTERN OFFSHORE TAIWAN; GAS HYDRATE POTENTIAL AREA OFFSHORE;
GAS HYDRATE OFFSHORE |
Taiwan provides
an ideal place to study and compare the formation and migration of gas
hydrates under different tectonic settings. |
| Immunology |
 RADIATION
INDUCES SUCCESSFUL ANTITUMOR IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; ADOPTIVE
IMMUNOTHERAPY; ENHANCES MHC CLASS I EXPRESSION; GENETICALLY ENGINEERED
LYMPHOCYTES
by Luca Gattinoni & Nicholas P. Restifo |
Adoptive
cell-based therapies allow for manipulating the host before cell transfer to
alter the environment without harming the tumor reactive immune cells. |
| Materials
Science |
ROOM TEMPERATURE
ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR SURFACES USING ATOMIC FORCE
MICROSCOPY; NON-CONTACT ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMIC MANIPULATION; ATOMIC
SIZE DEFECTS |
A demonstration
of the ability of atomic force microscopy to provide quantitative,
atomic-scale information on surface chemical reactivity. |
| Mathematics |
 HUMAN
PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION USING STOCHASTIC COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENITAL HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; YOUNG WOMEN; MULTIPLE HPV TYPES; HPV 16
by Rachel Winer |
Among newly
sexually active women, consistent condom use by their partners appears to
reduce the risk of cervical and HPV infection. |
| Microbiology |
 ARCHAEAL
VIRUSES; ARCHAEAL VIRUS CAPSID PROTEIN REVEALS; EVOLUTIONARY GENOMICS;
NUCLEO-CYTOPLASMIC LARGE DNA VIRUSES; BACTERIAL VIRUSES
by: Jean-Michel Claverie |
The discovery
and preliminary characterization of Mimivirus, the largest known virus, with
a 400-nanometer particle size comparable to mycoplasma. |
by:
Didier Raoult |
| Molecular
Biology & Genetics |
TRANSCRIPTION
FACTOR 7-LIKE 2 (TCF7L2) GENE CONFERS RISK; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7-LIKE 2
(TCF7L2) VARIANTS; TYPE 2 DIABETES SUSCEPTIBILITY GENE; DIABETES PREVENTION
PROGRAM; TCF7L2 POLYMORPHISMS |
The TCF7L2 gene
product is a high mobility group box-containing transcription factor
previously implicated in blood glucose homeostasis. |
| Multidisciplinary |
IMPERILED
CARIBBEAN CORAL; MARINE POPULATIONS; REGIONALLY ISOLATED POPULATIONS;
ACROPORA PALMATA; SCALING |
Defining the
scale of connectivity among marine populations is important to understanding
the population dynamics, genetic structure, and biogeography of coastal
species. |
| Neuroscience &
Behavior
|
AUTISM SPECTRUM
DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENT; AUTISTIC REGRESSION USING HOME VIDEOTAPES; AGE 2
YEARS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING |
A longitudinal
study of high-risk infants, all of whom have an older sibling diagnosed with
an autistic spectrum disorder, to document early signs of autism. |
| Pharmacology
& Toxicology |
LANTIBIOTIC
LACTICIN 3147; LANTIBIOTIC CYCLASE INVOLVED; NISIN BIOSYNTHESIS; LIPID II;
OPTIMAL PRODUCTION |
Lantibiotics are
highly post-translational modified peptides produced by bacteria with
antibacterial activity against Gram-positive pathogens. |
| Physics |
ADS(5) X S-5
STRING S-MATRIX; QUANTUM STRING BETHE ANSATZ; ADS(5) X S-5 SUPERSTRING
WORLDSHEET S MATRIX; QUANTUM CORRECTIONS; MAGNON BOUND STATES |
An algebraic way
to implement crossing relations for the AdS(5)xS(5) superstring worldsheet S
matrix is proposed. |
| Plant
& Animal Science |
NEW YORK CITY
DRINKING-WATER-SUPPLY WATERSHEDS; STREAMS SUPPLYING NEW YORK CITY DRINKING
WATER; NEW YORK CITY'S DRINKING-WATER-SUPPLY WATERSHEDS; ORGANIC MATTER
TRANSPORT; HUDSON RIVER WATERSHEDS) |
Despite
potential problems from organic matter for drinking water quality, organic
matter is a natural and important component of stream ecosystems. |
| Psychiatry/
Psychology |
 ADVANCED
PARKINSON'S DISEASE; BILATERAL DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; BILATERAL
STIMULATION; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; DEEP-BRAIN STIMULATION
by José Ángel Obeso Inchausti |
Bilateral
stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus or pars interna of the globus
pallidus is associated with significant improvement in motor function in
patients with Parkinson's disease. |
| Social
Sciences, general |
DETECTING
DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING USING MIMIC MODELING; DIFFERENTIAL ITEM
FUNCTIONING ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING (DIF); SCALE
DIFFERENTIAL FUNCTIONING; TEST FUNCTIONING (DFIT) FRAMEWORK |
The extent to
which measurement of adult cognitive functioning differs between Spanish and
English language administrations of the Mini-Mental State Examination. |
| Space
Science |
LANE DIFFRACTION
LENSES; LAUE DIFFRACTION LENS; NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS; LAUE LENSES; HIGH
ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS |
The focusing
gamma-ray telescope MAX will make use of satellite formation flight to
achieve an 86m focal length, with the Laue lens being carried by one
satellite and the detector by the other. |
| 2001-2007_1 |
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